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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH LAI CHÂU NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — 150 phút — 4 trang

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Kết quả

I Phonetics — pronunciation (1–5)

Choose the word whose underlined part differs in pronunciation.

Pronunciation (1) · completed / wished / walked / impressed

Pronunciation (2) · programs / subjects / computers / celebrations

Pronunciation (3) · teacher / reaching / breakfast / screen

Pronunciation (4) · contaminate / play / attract / celebrate

Pronunciation (5) · ethnic / theory / theme / weather

II Phonetics — stress (6–10)

Choose the word that differs in primary stress.

Stress (6) · apply / exchange / focus / decide

Stress (7) · success / beauty / fashion / mother

Stress (8) · obtain / perform / affect / happen

Stress (9) · satellite / meteorite / maintenance / adventure

Stress (10) · beautiful / terrific / wonderful / marvelous

III Grammar & vocabulary (11–38)

Choose A–D.

By the time Peter _______, all his friends had left.

We think we _______ some education organizations to grant her scholarships…

…I _______ many changes in this rural area over the years.

I will discuss that problem with him _______ him tomorrow.

If she weren't busy with work, she _______ the meeting.

My father said that he _______ to Japan the following day.

He asked her if she _______ the detective film on TV the day before.

The student _______ to class late as his bike was broken…

I think doctors _______ work in disaster areas are both unselfish and very brave.

Mr. Brown has created a list …, _______ is available on his blog.

His favorite vase _______ by his little sister yesterday.

All shoplifters _______ to the police by shop security tomorrow.

We need to do this _______ than we are at the moment.

Chuseok is one of _______ celebrations in the Korean calendar…

The traditional craft has been _______ from generation to generation.

…but then he _______ well with everyone.

…we went back to school _______ May 17th…

_______ United States has a younger population…

The weather is really bad today in your country, _______?

_______ being tired, I walk all the way home.

This book is not really _______. It is a waste of money…

Employment levels are unlikely to rise _______ before the end of next year.

He scheduled the meeting for an _______ time…

…stop smoking because it's quite _______ to his health.

If you really _______ attention, you can see how he develops the story…

Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good _______ on job interviewers.

After getting a new job, I was walking on _______.

John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation…?” Laura: “_______”

IV Error identification (39–42)

Mark the underlined part that needs correction.

Everyone in both cars were injured in the accident last night, but fortunately, nobody died.

I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprising at how quickly I made progress.

We hope her parents will let her to go for a picnic with us next week.

We suggest that she waits a while before we make any firm decisions.

V Open cloze — gap year (43–52)

ONE word each blank.

Many students in Britain (43) _______ a gap year from full-time education between leaving school and going to a university. Some take on jobs in shops, hotels or restaurants for a few months, in order to earn enough for an extensive holiday. Backpacking is a very popular and adventurous but also cheap option (44) _______ many students can only afford to travel (45) _______ local buses and trains and stay in hostels. Australia and New Zealand, as well as India and Thailand, (46) _______ favorite backpacking destinations. Unpaid work on educational or environmental projects is another option. Opportunities range from helping out in school classrooms to working in hospitals far away from home. There are numerous organizations (47) _______ make arrangements for those who are interested, both at home and overseas. (48) _______, while universities view a gap year as an unnecessary break from study, other people feel that it provides students (49) _______ valuable skills. To potential employers, a gap year can look good on a CV. They can see that you have (50) _______ time broadening your horizon and that your experiences have increased your confidence in working with people and that you are ready to take on responsibility. (51) _______ possibility of taking some time off, however, has also become popular with people between 25 and 35, (52) _______ decide that they need a break from their career, travel the world, or do further studies in another professional field.

VI Cloze MCQ — storm island (53–62)

Choose A–D.

In the early morning of 23 January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade hit western France. With wind speeds in (53) _______ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (54) _______ down power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads. But it also left behind an extraordinary creation. Seven miles out to sea at the (55) _______ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (56) _______ out of water. Locals soon gave it the name The Mysterious Isle. What was so remarkable, (57) _______ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (58) _______ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment. It could well become a permanent feature.
Scientists (59) _______ realised that the island's appearance (60) _______ a unique opportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem. Within months, it had been colonised by seabirds, insects and vegetation. Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (61) _______ the island attractive. It became increasingly difficult to (62) _______ the site from human visitors. In its first year, day trippers came in powered dinghies, a parachute club used it as a landing strip, a rave party was even held there one night.

VII Reading — pottery (63–72)

Choose A–D.

Ancient people made clay pottery because they needed it for their survival. They used the pots they made for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place. Pottery was so important to early cultures that scientists now study it to learn more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the pottery in terms of decoration, materials, glazes and manufacture, the more advanced the culture itself.
The artisan who makes pottery in North America today utilizes his or her skill and imagination to create items that are beautiful as well as functional, transforming something ordinary into something special and unique.
The potter uses one of the Earth's most basic materials, clay. Clay can be found almost everywhere. Good pottery clay must be free from all small stones and other hard materials that would make the potting process difficult. Most North American artisan-potters now purchase commercially processed clay, but some find the clay they need right in the earth, close to where they work.
The most important tools potters use is their own hand; however, they also use wire loop tools, wooden modeling tools, plain wire, and sponges. Plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its base on the potter's wheel.
After a finished pot is dried of all its moisture in the open air, it is placed in a kiln and fired. The first firing hardens the pottery, and it is then ready to be glazed and fired again. For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans paint on melted wax that will later burn off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of decorative pattern that they want.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

Which is NOT mentioned as a way ancient people used pottery?

The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _______.

What can be learned about an ancient civilization by examining its pottery?

“functional” is closest in meaning to _______.

“basic” is closest in meaning to _______.

How do most North American potters today get clay?

Clay is processed commercially in order to _______.

What do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?

“pattern” is closest in meaning to _______.

VIII Sentence transformation (73–80)

Rewrite; keep the same meaning.

People say that his son won a scholarship to Havard last year.
His son _______.

"I'm deeply sorry, I didn't publish the book on time," the author said.
The author apologized _______.

I regret doing the test carelessly yesterday.
I wish _______.

She was so physically attractive that every boy ran after her.
Such _______.

Laura doesn't have a smartphone, so she can't study online.
Were _______.

If it hadn't been for the storm, we could have arrived earlier.
But for _______.

Despite the heavy rain, he went on a camping tour with his friends last weekend.
Although _______.

You spend much time preparing for the test. You will get high scores.
The more _______.

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